Meikhi Anthone Blackshire, 21, was killed in a shooting in the early hours of Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in south Sacramento. The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. in the lobby of a Motel 6 in the 7400 block of Elsie Avenue, near Stockton Boulevard. Multiple reports of a shooting brought deputies to the scene, and deputies began life-saving measures before fire personnel pronounced Blackshire dead at the scene.

The shooter fled the motel lobby before law enforcement arrived; the motive was not immediately clear and the suspect remained at large that morning. Investigators are actively working the case and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact them or submit anonymous tips to Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers.

If anyone was in or near that Motel 6 that night or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.